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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - protect your privacy
- An irate tenant or disgruntled home-buyer, with the help of a willing attorney, can readily prompt a property search for a property owner in public records. The target of the search becomes someone who has deep-pockets as reflected in real estate assets.Land trusts are available in most states, though they differ in structure and extent of protection.Land trusts are nothing more than...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing: america rents
- Most people in America rent a personal dwelling!Just think how many families rent a house or an apartment, a duplex or a condo.Yet, nobody prefers renting.Who wouldn't want their own home, if they had the choice.Even if, say, someone moves into town on a temporary basis, wouldn't they prefer buying a house, gaining appreciation even for the short term, and selling for a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - the motivated seller
- How the heck do you find a "motivated seller?"The motivated seller doesn't wear a tattoo on his forehead that announces the distinction. And he never drags you onto his property begging you to buy.In fact, the motivated seller may be very subtle in trying to hide his strong desire to sell. He may not want to exhibit his anxiety. (And if he did act anxious, you would suspect problems ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - the dream house effect
- Several years ago I developed a philosophy in renovating houses which resulted in a finished product that I call a "Dream House" or "Doll House."How many houses on the market today look very ordinary and less than perfect? How many look "Plain Jane?" What is the difference between these "average" houses and the house on the block that is strikingly different at even the distance of a windsh...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lease options or rent to own?
- Finding a rent-to-own house is one of the many ways someone with bad or no credit can buy a house. You will often find them called names like lease/options, lease with option to buy, lease purchase, lease 2 purchase, rent with option to buy, rent to own, or rent to buy homes.There are a few differences between rent-to-own and lease-option agreements, although many people use the terms inter...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - the marvel of home depot and lowes
- Repairing a rental home (or your own home) use to require running down to the local hardware store or to the nearby building supply house. After several stops around town, you found everything you needed to solve your maintenance problem.If you are a fixer upper or tenant landlord today, you now have the marvel of Home Depot and Lowe's!Now we have one-stop shopping for virtually ever...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - so you want to be a landlord!
- Is landlording the way to go if you are starting into real estate investing today?Receiving cash flow from rental residuals is an exciting idea. If the rental housing is congregated in large apartments within a focused area, the costs of management and maintenance are more economical. Rentals are even more appropriate when all of the portfolio is in the "path of developmental progress" with...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - house problems
- Houses can have lots of problemsReal estate investing requires expertise in recognizing these problems and the costs for repair.Sometimes you stumble onto a jewel investment by discovering a house where mom was an excellent housekeeper, and all that's necessary is minor cleanup of the premises to prepare for selling. But the truth is that most people don't even sweep the floor when t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing contracts on toilet paper
- Even if your real estate contract has been written on toilet paper, it's valid.Content of your real estate investing contract is what's important.Your financial destiny in real estate investing is sealed BEFORE you walk into a real estate closing as a buyer. You have set in concrete your profit (or loss) before you turn the door knob to enter the office of your attorney or title comp...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - makeovers vs. flipping
- Please don't call it "flipping."Some real estate investors who practice the technique of buying property for immediate fixup and resale call it "flipping houses." I have never liked this term, for it strikes me as reference to a gimmick. It seems "flippant!" It sounds like crude tagging of a very noble undertaking. Fixing up cheap properties is raising values in America's housing! It is a p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investing - books,tv infomercials, and seminars
- Real estate investing has become popularized today because of real estate investing TV infomercials and traveling seminar circuits. But real estate investing has not always been so popular.In the 1960s, William Nickerson wrote, "How I Turned $1000 into Three Million in Real Estate" and "How to Make a Fortune Today Starting from Scratch." It was one of the first real estate investing books t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Purchase your first home with confidence
- If you are making the transition from renter to homeowner, you're not alone. In 2004, 40 percent of homebuyers were purchasing for the first time, according to "The 2004 National Association of REALTORS® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers."With interest rates at all-time lows and a booming real estate market, now's a good time to purchase real estate. However with the pro...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kings bay georgia real estate - an amusing tale about a real estate agent
- This story is true and not meant to hurt anyone, but the more that I think about what happened, the more it makes me laugh. I hope that you not only get a chuckle from it as I did, but take your time and look for a professional real estate agent.Sometime back I was handling a tranaction for a client that was buying a home. A situation arose that was beyond anyone's control. I am a get invol...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You wanna get high with me?
- Being a home inspector is great. It's fun, it's interesting, and I get to meet wonderful people. I know exactly what to do during a home inspection. But what should the homebuyer be doing during the home inspection?In my mind, the primary responsibility of the homebuyer during the home inspection is to observe and to listen. By watching the routine of the inspector, the homebuyer will gain ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Boston real estate ? choosing the right boston real estate agent
- As a successful Boston real estate agent, it always puzzled me how and why some people choose particular Boston real estate agents to sell their homes. For most of us, a real estate purchase is the single largest investment we will ever make in our lives. Still, when it comes time to capitalize on this investment many home sellers are much too casual and have very low standards for the person they...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Apres-ski
- European tax haven Andorra enjoys the same fiscal benefits as better known Monaco, adding to property demand from those looking for residency in a tax shelter as well as traditional ski chalet buyers who flock to the country between December and April each year.With the end of the ski season last month many ski resorts in Europe have closed up shop until early December with overseas propert...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to calculate real estate rehab profits
- If you are investing in real estate you will face a variety of challenges. First you have to find the right property. Finding the right property is a combination of personal preferences and opportunities involved in a real estate deal. My most important real estate investment principle is; "You make money with real estate when you buy the property not when you sell it". This means that I...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why mobile homes?
- There are mobile homes for sale, for much less than stick-built houses, in most areas of the country. Despite persistent predjudice against them, and sometimes the people living in them, mobile homes are the cheap housing choice of millions. The advantages are not always obvious, but they are real.First of all, let's acknowledge the big "truth" about mobile homes and appreciation or depreci...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Want a $10,000 house?
- How do you find a house for ten or twenty thousand dollars? In three steps:1. Find towns that are affordable.2. Find houses you like.3. Make an offer.1. Affordable TownsAltoona, Pennsyvania still had dozens of homes for sale for less than $30,00 when I checked today. The cheapest one is listed for $7,500. As the photo on our site shows, this is a cute litt...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kings bay, saint marys and kingsland georgia real estate - mortgage lenders
- When looking for a home, it is important to first get pre-qualified with a mortgage company before you search for a home. This is the first step in making buying a home a no-nonsense experience.There are many mortgage lenders in the Kings Bay Georgia market. Most offer many of the same programs, but the mortgage that they offer you may not be the mortgage that best suits your needs.A...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Kings bay georgia real estate - be picky when you choose your realtor!
- I have been a mortgage lender for many years and have seen a few transactions go sour. When problems arise after a contract is signed, it can be stressful for everyone involved. Here are some things that you will want to know before you choose your real estate agent.The Kings Bay Georgia real estate market has changed quite a bit over the last couple of years. The demand for homes is high a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to buy real estate - yes, you can!
- If you want to buy a house but don't think you can for any of the following reasons, this article is intended to give you correct information so that you can make smarter choices and open yourself up to a world of wealth, possibilities and realistic expectations.The truth is you are being unrealistic when you believe the following reasons to be true:I can't buy property now because? ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate growth: how long will it last?
- There has been speculation in the media recently about the fact that real estate will begin to fail and implode as it can only handle so much growth. In my humble opinion these theories don't hold a lot of merit and here is why. First, understand that there are three basic things that undercut the validity of saying that there is a real estate bubble that people are operating in.1. There is...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Title insurance protects your financial investment
- You purchase homeowners insurance to protect yourself financially in case something happens to your property or its contents. However homeowners insurance won't protect your financial interests if a matter arises regarding past ownership of your property. That is where title insurance comes in.Only the title to the land and not the land itself can be purchased. So, unless a homeowner posses...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feel at home faster after you move
- Moving to a new community can be a great adventure, if you go with the right attitude and a sound strategy for settling-in. Incorporate these tips into an action plan, and you'll stay focused, organized and proactive-just what's needed to put roots down fast.Before You GoComplete a change of address form with the post office, which can be done online at the United States Postal Servi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Real estate investors: how to get a powerful marketing education for free
- I am a total geek.A few weeks ago, late at night, I wasn't in the mood to go to bed yet so I turned on the TV. What I tuned into may surprise you. What I am about to reveal will empower you.You may assume that I flipped to the Late Late Show, but that is not the case. Most deliberately I turned to the insomniac's staple, paid programming. Yes, I intentionally watch infomercials....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Practical advice for finding irish castles for sale
- Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a castle?Have you ever dreamed of dancing in a grand ballroom that at one time was filled with princes and other nobility?If you find yourself dreaming of this lifestyle, you're not alone. Celtic castles, and all things medieval for that matter, have gotten very popular in recent years. While it's true that there a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to sell a home that didnt sell
- If your home has just come off the market and hasn't sold, don't be discouraged. The reason it didn't sell may have nothing to do with your home. Your home may have been one of the more desirable properties for sale. If your listing has expired and you still wish to sell, take a moment to review your situation.Selling your home can be very inconvenient, but make the commitment to do what it...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Escrow from a california homeowners perspective
- The Escrow ProcessBoth Buyer and Seller deserve the assurance that no funds or property will change hands until all of the instructions in the Purchase Contract have been satisfied. The Realtor submits Buyers and Sellers signed documents and Buyer's deposit money to be held by an independent neutral third party (Escrow). After the conditions agreed upon by both Buyer and Seller (in the Purc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to show & sell your california home
- Seller's Showing Instructions1. When the agent arrives with the potential buyers, have the window coverings open to let in as much sunlight as possible. At nighttime, be sure that all of your outdoor lights are on, particularly any landscape or pool lights. Indoor lights ? all of them should be on day or night. I have never heard a buyer tell me ? "it is too bright".2. Open...